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Glossary A - Z
AIG
Advice Information and Guidance.
BIS
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. www.bis.org.uk
CPD
Continuous Professional Development.
EC
European Community.
EFL
English as a Foreign Language.
ELT
English Language Teaching.
ESF
European Social Fund. www.esf.gov.uk
ESOL
English for Speakers of Other Languages.
FE
Further Education.
HMP
Her Majesty's Prison.
IT
Information technology.
ITT
Initial Teacher Training.
LLN
Literacy, Language and Numeracy.
LLU+
National consultancy and professional development centre for staff working in literacy, numeracy, dyslexia, family learning and ESOL. Based at London South Bank University. www.lsbu.ac.uk/lluplus
LSC
Learning and Skills Council. www.lsc.gov.uk
LSIS
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service is the sector-owned body created in 2008 from the merging of QIA and CEL (the Centre for Excellence in Leadership). www.lsis.org.uk
Moodle
An example of a VLE. A free package which aims to help practitioners create effective online learning sites. www.moodle.org
NFQI
National Framework of Qualifications of Ireland.
NHS
National Health Service.
NVQ
National Vocational Qualification. Work based awards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
HMP
Her Majesty's Prison.
QIA
The Quality Improvement Agency was established in 2006 to guide improvement in FE. See LSIS.
SEAL
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.
TUC
Trade Union Congress, an umbrella organisation for trade unions in Britain.
UKCES
UK Commission for Employment and Skills. www.ukces.org.uk
VLEs
Virtual Learning Environments are software systems designed to support teaching and learning in an educational setting, facilitating online contact between teachers and students
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